What number should both sides of the equation x−5=−6 be multiplied by to solve for the value of x ?(1 point)

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To solve the equation \( x - 5 = -6 \) for \( x \), you don't need to multiply both sides by a number. Instead, you can isolate \( x \) by adding 5 to both sides of the equation.

Here’s how you can solve it step by step:

  1. Start with the equation: \[ x - 5 = -6 \]
  2. Add 5 to both sides: \[ x - 5 + 5 = -6 + 5 \] \[ x = -1 \]

Thus, the solution to the equation is \( x = -1 \).

No multiplication is necessary to solve this particular equation.

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I apologize for any confusion. Let's clarify the solution to the equation \( x - 5 = -6 \).

To solve for \( x \):

  1. Start with the original equation: \[ x - 5 = -6 \]
  2. To isolate \( x \), you can add \( 5 \) to both sides. Here’s how that works: \[ x - 5 + 5 = -6 + 5 \] \[ x = -1 \]

Thus, \( x = -1 \) is indeed the correct solution.

If your question was about what number to multiply both sides by to manipulate the equation, the answer could be \( 1 \) since multiplying by \( 1 \) does not change the value of either side. However, in this case, that step is unnecessary.

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What number should both sides of the equation x/−5=−6 be multiplied by to solve for the value of x ?

To solve the equation

\[ \frac{x}{-5} = -6, \]

you can eliminate the fraction by multiplying both sides of the equation by \(-5\). This will isolate \(x\). Here's how it's done:

  1. Multiply both sides by \(-5\): \[ -5 \cdot \frac{x}{-5} = -5 \cdot (-6). \]

  2. This simplifies to: \[ x = 30. \]

So, you should multiply both sides of the equation by \(-5\) to solve for \(x\), and the solution is \(x = 30\).

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